The Washington critic., 1887-09-01
MIR. RAnpALL,s pLArroRM.

The pennsylvania democrats got
through with their convention at Allen
town yesterday without unpleasant
friction and adopted platform which,
II not characterized by much force or
directDess ON the mriT question, is In
the main equal To the average polite e.
platform and In the interest Of hlr.
mony.
, II indorses the administration ot Mr..
Cleveland in set phrase; favors liberal
pensions, but Is silcut on the Executive
Vetoes; sympalhi2cs with throppressed
OF all nations, especially with the
itruggling patriots or Ireland; loo>-
with Jealousy-on monnpnlie7 and cor
porations, and approves the action OF
the Administrator in throwing open
millions of acres of land tor settlement
that had been wrongfuly withheld
from the people.
Upon the immigration question It,
expressions are timid aud half hearted
simply favoring such additional mels.
ures Of restriction as may be found
necessary.
As to the tariff 1t suggests com.
promise, but in somewhat vague and
indefinite terms, rs follows.
We further affirm the platform adop'ed by
our State convention Of $50. and In view OF
the existing condition of the puhlic treasury,
We demand, with emphasis, that the large
SUR lus already In the treasury shall be used
TO pay the pubic debt, and that the curr mt
g,,.,.
needs OF Government shall be i'm nedlately
prevented by wise and prudent reduction OF
internal taxation and Of duties on imports In
accordance with the foregoing declarations.
The convention succeeded imposing
Mr., Randall and William L. Scott In a
grand hand shaking act across the
bloody chasm of revenue reform; but
1t failed utterly to concillate thai
ardent champion of tarifr reduction,
the Philadelphia Record. Mr.. Singefly
says In his paper this morning:
The Democracy Of Pennsylvania yentured n
little way out of Its shell ut Allentown ye.-
terday and then went back again. 1t could
not squarely meet the Issue of tax reduction,
either by approving the plan urged by Presi-
dent Cleveland and five sixths of tho Demo.
standing Of the national platform OF 1881, or
by approving the opposing plan Of MIR. Ran
dali and the protectiOnists In the Republican
party for repeating the internal revenu
taxes. Into the tsra esolution Nr
Randall contriyed to squeeze covert In.
dorsement for reduction ot Internal reve-
nue. taxation by a msstatement Of fast
There Il nothing In the nationa, platform o
r 1854 or In the state plutfurm OF 1885 iay ring
reduction Oi intelna revenue taxes. on the
contrary, the platform Of 1884 AMI 1855 bot.
declare for u reduction. OF customs duties
and say nothing about the reduction of In
ternal taxation. This isa slap in the face fol
President Cleveland aud his reyeuue policy
AS a bundle Of temporary eXpediens
however, the platform is II tolerabl,
success, 1t Is for this year and for tn,
Pennsylvania Convention; not for mex
year and the National Convention.
The candidates nominated by til,
convention are j. Ross Thompson o
Erie for Supreme Court Judge an
Bernard J. McGIann of Lancaster fo
State Treasurer. Mr. Thompson ha
high standing at the bar IT Western
Pennsylvania aud Mr. McGraun Is
banker and wealthy railroad contractor
The ticket is an excellent one in al re
spects, and will make n good run /
MIR. Randall is able to score as heavil
for 1t at the polls as he scored for him
self I'm the convention,